Tanzania: Pregnant students stay in school says new ruling

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Tanzania :The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of Children recently made what experts call a landmark ruling. The committee is a regional quasi-judicial organ of the African Union. Its task is to monitor and implement the African Charter on Child’s Rights and Welfare, interpret the provisions of the charter and promote and protect children’s rights in Africa. The group of experts denounced the Tanzanian government’s policy of expelling pregnant and married girls from school. Tanzania has a histContinue Reading

Zanzibar airport operators decry job losses over Dubai deal

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Tanzania air operators say over 600 workers are set to lose their jobs after the semi-autonomous government of Zanzibar awarded a Dubai-based company exclusive rights to handle ground services at a refurbished airport.

The Tanzania Air Operators Association (Taoa) said in a statement that the contract awarded to Dnata, which is registered at the London Stock Exchange, was in breach of the law banning any company from having exclusive rights to ground-handling services at major airports.Continue Reading

Tanzania: African mountains feeling climate change

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Tanzania: African mountains are not immune to climate change. Small glaciers still exist in three mountain massifs – Mount Kenya (Kenya), Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) and the Rwenzori mountains (Uganda) – but these are in rapid retreat. They are also predicted to disappear entirely by the middle of the century.Continue Reading